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Wave a futuristic goodbye to the mouse

News Sometimes the filmmakers -- the science-fiction writers -- imagine stuff before the engineers do, and there is a feedback loop between fiction and science that seems to be influencing each other," said Underkoffler.

8 May 2007, 12:05

Photos: In tune with the robot guitar

News Controlled by a single, LED-lighted push-pull knob on the guitar top, the system uses an active feedback loop to correct string tension to the desired pitch, which means the strings must be strummed in the open (unfretted) position for the system...

Tags: body, credit, self, libraries

27 November 2007, 9:29

Photos: Roam the heavens with Google Sky

News This is a glowing loop of gas called the Ring Nebula. Google added a feature a couple of months ago called Sky -- which lets users roam the heavens from its Google Earth application. Effectively turning Google Earth on its head, users are given a...

Tags: navigate, earth, credit, star

29 November 2007, 9:53

The all-singing, all-dancing robot vacuum cleaner

News The human has always got to be in the loop when you get to any fire decisions, but you could have an automated system sifting through data that you want a human to see. These prevent the Roomba from going beyond a certain point, like electronic...

24 June 2005, 9:23

News.blog: WWDC set to be big for Apple

News Ars Technica's Infinite Loop reported on Wednesday that 'Snow Leopard' was the name slated for the next version, which sounds like it could be somewhat confusing, given the fact that the current version is called Leopard.

Tags: wi fi, mac os, community, jobs

6 June 2008, 9:35

Sundance festival sees scope in new tech

News That entailed the tedious job of lip-syncing 16mm rolls shot in mission control with audio recordings from the mission controllers' voice loop that are now available through NASA's Web site. That toolbox, however, has expanded well beyond digital...

18 January 2007, 10:25

NASA hosts space elevator competition

News The Centaurus Aerospace team were the closest, with a 2g tether loop that supported over 550kg before it broke. Picture a ribbon stronger than steel that stretches from Earth to a satellite and acts as a kind of space motorway, on which robots...

24 October 2005, 9:51

Attention deficit disorder? Play videogames

News So the scientists created a 'closed loop' design to create an ideal mix of technology and human functions and maintain the pilot's focus. What sold her on games, instead of medication, was NASA technology that could help 'tune' her child's brain to...

9 November 2005, 9:51